Hong Kong vs Liberia
Liberia is 40.4 times larger than Hong Kong. Hong Kong would fit into Liberia about 40 times.
Hong KongLiberiaHong Kong moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
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Hong Kong is 0.02× the area of Liberia. Put the other way, Liberia is 40.4× the size of Hong Kong.
| Hong Kong | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,755 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 7,498,900 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 2,722 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | — | Monrovia |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Hong Kong sits at about 22°N and is stretched to 1.17× its true area; Liberia at 6° N is stretched to 1.01×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Hong Kong bigger than Liberia?
- No. Hong Kong is 40.4 times smaller than Liberia. Hong Kong covers 2,755 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Hong Kong fit into Liberia?
- About 40 times: Liberia has 40.4× the area of Hong Kong.
- Why do Hong Kong and Liberia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Hong Kong is drawn about 1.17× its true area there and Liberia about 1.01×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Hong Kong or Liberia?
- Hong Kong: 7,498,900 people against 5,731,206. Density: Hong Kong 2,722 per km², Liberia 51 per km².